Besse (Cantal)

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Besse
Beça
Besse (France)
Besse
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Aurillac
Canton Naucelles
Community association Pays de Salers
Coordinates 45 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E
height 559-769 m
surface 3.77 km 2
Residents 126 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15140
INSEE code

Besse is a French city and a municipality with 126 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Aurillac and the canton of Naucelles (until 2015 Saint-Cernin ). The inhabitants are called Bessois .

location

Besse belongs to the historic region of Carladès and is located about 23 kilometers north-north-west of the city center of Aurillac . Besse is surrounded by the neighboring municipality of Pleaux in the north, Sainte-Eulalie in the east and northeast, Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert in the south and east and Saint-Martin-Cantalès in the west and southwest.

history

Besse was detached from Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert as a municipality in 1953.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 205 199 176 159 153 143 137 126 124
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of the Visitation ( Église de la Visitation )

Web links

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